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Northolt tube station

London Underground station

Field	Value
name	Northolt
symbol	underground
manager	Transport for London
locale	Northolt
borough	London Borough of Ealing
platforms	2
fare_zone	5
image_name	Northolt station building.JPG
caption	Station entrance on Mandeville Road in July 2008
coordinates
original	London Transport Executive
years1	21 November 1948
events1	Station opened
tubeexits06	2.94
tubeexits07	3.413
tubeexits08	3.52
tubeexits09	3.737--

Northolt is a London Underground station, located in Northolt in the London Borough of Ealing. It is on the West Ruislip branch of the Central line, between South Ruislip and Greenford stations. It is in London fare zone 5.

History

The Great Western Railway constructed a halt just to the east of this location named Northolt Halt in 1907, on their "New North Main Line" (now the Acton–Northolt line) to Birmingham. It was renamed Northolt (for West End) Halt, before gaining station status under its original shorter name. It was closed in 1948 when the Central line was extended on a new pair of tracks from North Acton, the current Northolt tube station opening on the opposite side of the road bridge on 21 November 1948. The opening had been planned to be in the 1930s but was delayed by World War II.

The station today

The station has an island platform with passenger access down from the booking hall. Trains terminating at the station may use either a turnback siding west of the platforms to leave the running lines and run eastwards later or a crossover east of the station for more immediate return to central London.

In 2018, it was announced that the station would gain step-free access by 2022, as part of a £200 million investment to increase the number of accessible stations on the Tube. Work eventually began in February 2025 to install lifts and improve accessibility, with completion scheduled for summer 2026.

North of the Central line tracks there is the singled track of the Acton–Northolt line from Paddington which is now used by freight trains and previously a single daily passenger "parliamentary service" (operated by Chiltern Railways) between Paddington and Gerrards Cross. There are no longer any platforms on this line.

Gallery

Image:Northolt station westbound.JPG|Looking west, with ex-GWR route on the right, and reversing siding visible ahead in July 2008 Image:Northolt station eastbound.JPG|Looking eastward along the island platform in July 2009 Image:Northolt station roundel.JPG|Station roundel

Transport links

London bus routes 90, 120, 140, 282, 395, E10, Superloop route SL9 and night route N7.

References

"Central Line, Dates". Clive's Underground Line Guides.
(19 January 2018). "Huge boost for accessibility as further 13 stations to go step-free".
(17 February 2025). "Construction has started to provide step-free access at Northolt station".
(December 2017). "Timetable 11 December 2011 to 13 May 2012". Chiltern Railways}}{{dead link.

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